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dc.contributor.authorCrystal, D.-
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-03T09:17:13Z-
dc.date.available2024-12-03T09:17:13Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.citationCrystal David. English as a global language, 2003, Second ed. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press. 229 p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.megu.edu.ua:9443/jspui/handle/123456789/4653-
dc.description.abstractIt has all happened so quickly. In 1950, any notion of English as a true world language was but a dim, shadowy, theoretical possibility, surrounded by the political uncertainties of the ColdWar, and lacking any clear definition or sense of direction. Fifty years on, and World English exists as a political and cultural reality. How could such a dramatic linguistic shift have taken place, in less than a lifetime? And why has English, and not some other language, achieved such a status? These are the questions which this book seeks to answer. The time is right to address these issues. Thanks to progress in sociolinguistics, we now know a great deal about the social and cultural circumstances which govern language status and change, and several encyclopedic surveys have made available detailed information about world language use. There is also an increasingly urgent need for sensitive discussion. In several countries, the role of English has become politically contentious, and arguments have raged about its current and future status. Have matters developed to the point where the rise of English as a world language is unstoppable? To debate this question, we need to be aware of the factors which will influence the outcome.en_US
dc.publisherCambridge, New York: Cambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectglobal languageen_US
dc.subjectThe cultural foundationen_US
dc.subjectThe future of global Englishen_US
dc.subjectSpeakers of Englishen_US
dc.titleEnglish as a global languageen_US
dc.title.alternativeАнглійська як глобальна моваen_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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